TYPHOON Jebi reached the western coast of Japan on Tuesday causing the international airport of artificial island Kansai to be completely submerged by water.

Footage released by Japanese media showed Kansai International Airport, on the western coast of Japan, almost completely underwater after heavy rain brought by Typhoon Jebi hit the artificial island.

The Typhoon has been declared to be the strongest storm for 25 years to hit Japan maintaining its current strength of 216km per hour (135 mph).

The meteorological phenomenon has caused authorities to issue evacuation advisories for more than 1 million people and cancelling hundreds of flights as it made landfall along its west central coast today.

The water started to recede just after 4 pm local time and some parts of the airport were dry by 4:55 pm.

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Local media has reported that a boat carrying 11 people has crashed into Sky Gate Bridge R, which links the artificial island to the city of Izumisano.

The collision between the ship and the bridge caused no casualties.

Scattered reports suggest there have been mild injuries as the typhoon made landfall on Tuesday and incredible images from Osaka showed the extent of the damage caused by the extremely strong winds and heavy rain.